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... the lockdown was put in place so quickly and flights couldn’ t operate. “They were cut off and without food for a period of...
... whānau that were most vulnerable like kaumatua who couldn’ t make it to the supermarket, single parents with children and...

...and they don’ t like asking for handouts. By reaching out in to the community, they now know where they can go if they need other...
... directly with whānau throughout the lockdown.“We don’ t attempt to duplicate the work of the big social and health...

... was declined flexi-wage by Work and Income because she didn’ t meet the criteria. She developed a robust business plan throug...
...When I couldn’ t get the flexi-wage support from WINZ I wrote to the government telling them they need to change the criteria...

... flickered and electrical sockets fizzed. “The roof wasn’ t even on my list of things to do. It was all the other things,...
...I wouldn’ t say his asthma’s gone but it’s a lot better”. Now that everyone is healthy and safe and the whare is in good...

...they aren’ t fully sealed so there is a lot of cold that comes through. The boards have given away. Also, the bracing underneath...
...Most times when it rains you couldn’ t get up here, you had to walk up the hill with all your groceries and everything and with a...

... through different stages since its set up in 1982. What hasn’ t changed however, is a strong commitment to the education,...
... land for Māori and non-Māori whānau. And its’ clientele aren’ t just the homeless and the needy, even well-off local families...

... in the workplace when the temporary labour supply system hasn’ t been working right or tika for a long time.” “This imbalance...
... was one of eight with a solo Mum and most of my whānau didn’ t have a great start. I think that builds resilience, but lackin...

...You’re matching each other for effort – one can’ t carry the other or you’d get tired really quickly. "It’s a team effort and I...
...as I couldn’ t do it without her. She deserves just as much of the award as I do.” Born and raised in Dargaville, Te Taitokerau,...

...light-hearted and the messaging wasn’ t too forceful, something we thought would be more receptive to younger audiences who have...
...That’s why I’m vaccinated and why I urge others who aren’ t , to consider it.” Producer and music promoter Mikee Tucker...

...created after the lockdown uncovered that many businesses didn’ t have a digital presence. It’s an ecommerce platform and the...
... traffic to the platform.” “Many of our small businesses can’ t afford their own website so they really appreciate being onlin...